deer

deer — noun

1. A wild animal that lives in forests and fields, with long thin legs and a short

1.名詞A2
釋義

A wild animal that lives in forests and fields, with long thin legs and a short tail. Male deer grow antlers: hard branches on top of the head that fall off and grow back every year.

例句

Darius spotted three deer grazing in the field behind his uncle's farmhouse.

collocation: spot deer / deer grazing

Jisoo slowed her car when a deer suddenly appeared in the headlights.

common scenario: deer frozen in headlights

同義詞
  • doe

    a female deer — used especially when talking about the mother of a fawn

  • stag

    an adult male deer with large antlers — more formal or literary term

  • fawn

    a young deer in its first year — not interchangeable with adult deer

文法句型

deer

a deer

three deer

deer + verb

用法筆記

Deer is both singular and plural — the form never changes: one deer, three deer, a herd of deer. Never add -s for the plural.

常見錯誤

❌I saw three deers in the forest.
✅I saw three deer in the forest.
💡Deer has the same form for singular and plural.
❌The dear ran across the road.
✅The deer ran across the road.
💡Dear means 'loved' or 'expensive'; deer is the animal.